Current School: Erie Elementary School
Current Role: Librarian / Media Technician
Grade: PreK-5
Favorite Childhood Book: Calvin and Hobbes
Currently Reading: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman; None of This is True by Lisa Jewell; Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Book Recommendations for the Classroom:
Alone by Megan Freeman
The Three Billy Goats Gruff retold by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
Norman Didn’t Do It (Yes He Did) by Ryan T. Higgins
The Ramped Up Read Aloud by Maria Walther
These are all based on the enjoyment of the students! They LOVED these read-alouds! The last one is a great teacher/librarian resource!
Favorite Classroom Activity/Lesson: In November, we read Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade by Melissa Sweet. While we watch footage of past parades, students create their own 2D parade balloons using construction paper to attach to a city-scape background created by a parent. When we hang these side by side in the hallway, it creates our very own Thanksgiving Day parade!